Heather Crowe <23 April, 1945, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia - May 22, 2006, Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian waitress who became the public face of Canada's anti-smoking campaign.
Crowe was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2002. Famously confessing "never smoked a day in his life", Crowe believes his cancer has been the result of passive smoke regularly at his workplace, Moe's Newport Restaurant, for over forty years. In 2002, he made a successful claim regarding exposure to secondhand smoke at work to Ontario Workplace Safety & amp; Board of Insurance for loss of income and health care benefits. Based on a $ 12,000 salary, WSIB rewards him $ 200 a week, $ 4,000 a year to help with medical expenses and a one-time payment of $ 40,000 for pain and suffering.
Shortly before Christmas, 2003, WSIB ordered 59-year-old Crowe, still undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy, back to work.
After Crowe's lobbying campaign, the province of Ontario passed an anti-smoking law banning smoking in all public rooms in the room and near the entrance of government buildings. The law came into effect four days after Crowe's death in 2006. He survived by his daughter, who grew up on his own.
Video Heather Crowe
See also
- Barb Tarbox
Maps Heather Crowe
References
External links
- Ottawa Mourns; National Post
- Heather Crowe Campaign (Doctor for Canada Smoke-free Cigarettes)
Source of the article : Wikipedia
0 Comments